Access Resistance Modulated Solid-State Light Source

A circuit comprising:

• a solid-state light source comprising:
• an active region configured to emit electromagnetic radiation during operation of the light source;
• a n-type contact located on a n-type side of the active region and separated from the active region by a n-type access region;
• a p-type contact located on a p-type side of the active region and separated from the active region by a p-type access region;
• and
• a control electrode configured to modulate at least one of:
• an access resistance of the n-type access region or an access resistance of the p-type access region;
• and
• a voltage source electrically connected to the control electrode, wherein the voltage source supplies a modulation voltage to the control electrode to modulate the at least one of:
• the access resistance of the n-type access region or the access resistance of the p-type access region.

A solid-state light source comprising:

• a first semiconductor layer;
• an active region configured to emit electromagnetic radiation during operation of the light source, the active region located only on a first portion of the first semiconductor layer;
• a second semiconductor layer located on the active region, wherein the first semiconductor layer is one of:
• a n-type semiconductor or a p-type semiconductor, and wherein the second semiconductor layers is the other of:
• the n-type semiconductor or the p-type semiconductor;
• and
• a control electrode configured to modulate an access resistance of an access region of the first semiconductor layer.